"I see you." From anyone else - anyone human - that might have been sarcasm, but from Istas it was simple observation.

For a moment she said nothing, simply inspecting Jack closely with watchful, wary eyes. She could not be certain if he was telling the truth, but if he was a spirit - if he was a powerful entity, with powers beyond her knowledge, then perhaps she should not risk angering him.

Also, she had no idea how to hunt prey that hung in the air like snowflakes. Her claws could not kill that which they could not reach.

"Very well. I shall believe you, and I will not tear your lungs from your body. Unless I find evidence that you are lying, of course."